Contemporary Issues and the 21st Century Child: New Perspectives on Childhood [Hardcover]

This book is essential reading for any Early Years or Early Childhood Studies student. Bringing you up-to-date with latest developments and key issues, this book helps you to understand the child in relation to society. The book is divided into three parts which focus on the influence on childhood, children’s experiences and  children’s mind, with topics including:

 

·       The Digital Child

·       Childhood and Crime

·       The refugee crisis

·       Working therapeutically with Children

 

Taking a fresh approach, this book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside the traditional topics. This book introduces the reader to interdisciplinary approaches to child development and extends thinking outside the traditional topics. It covers key aspects of child development theory as well as considering the professions students will enter, through an interdisciplinary lens.Childhood in the 21st century - Sandra Lyndon
Part I: Influences on Childhood
Understanding Childrens Behaviour in Early Childhood - Lianna Wilding and Sandra Lyndon
The Digital Child - Eva Mikuska and Andre Kurowski
Childhood and Crime - Andre Kurowski
Family, grandparents and intergenerational practice - Sandra Lyndon
Part II: Children's Experiences
Safeguarding children: the case for early help in the early years - Helen Moss
Global Refugee crisis: focus onlCˆ